Approximating Mathematical Constants using Minecraft

• Published in 2024
• Added on 2026-06-05

Imagine that you’re trapped in the video game Minecraft and that the only way you can return to the real world is if you successfully approximate the values of various mathematical constants using the mechanics of the game. Would you be able to escape or would you be trapped in Minecraft forever?

Links

• https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.18464
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0025570X.2024.2415846

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BibTeX entry

@article{ApproximatingMathematicalConstantsusingMinecraft,
	key = {ApproximatingMathematicalConstantsusingMinecraft},
	type = {article},
	title = {Approximating Mathematical Constants using Minecraft},
	author = {Molly Lyncha and Michael Weselcouch},
	abstract = {Imagine that you’re trapped in the video game Minecraft and that the only way you can return to the real world is if you successfully approximate the values of various mathematical constants using the mechanics of the game. Would you be able to escape or would you be trapped in Minecraft forever?},
	comment = {},
	date_added = {2026-06-05},
	date_published = {2024-06-05},
	urls = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.18464,https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0025570X.2024.2415846},
	collections = {easily-explained,unusual-computers},
	url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.18464 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0025570X.2024.2415846},
	urldate = {2026-06-05},
	year = 2024
}